Fort Collins boring ROW bonds.
$7,500 flat. Soft pull.
The City of Fort Collins requires contractors participating in underground boring in the public right of way to file a $250,000 bond — a higher amount than the standard ROW license bond, because boring carries more risk to buried utilities. Ours is $7,500 flat, 3% of the bond amount, one soft credit pull only.
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Three steps to licensed.
Your boring work is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, effective date. That is the application — the only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Reviewed & approved
Most of these clear quickly; if underwriting needs anything, you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours. The credit check is a soft pull that never affects your score.
E-sign & file with the City of Fort Collins
Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with the City's right-of-way contractor licensing. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the City insists.
The whole pricing page.
$250,000 bond × 3% = $7,500, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The City of Fort Collins requires a higher-amount bond from right-of-way contractors who participate in underground boring — trenchless installation that runs conduit and pipe beneath streets. Boring near buried utilities carries more risk, so the City sets the bond at $250,000 instead of the standard right-of-way amount.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Fort Collins (the obligee). If a boring contractor damages the right of way or buried utilities and doesn't make it right, or violates the City's standards, the City can recover its costs against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays the City, you repay the surety. Contractors who bore carefully and restore the right of way treat the bond as a license formality, not a risk.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is typically issued within 1–2 business days.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
Do I pay the $250,000? +
Why is this bond higher than the standard ROW bond? +
Who requires this bond? +
Is there a credit check? +
When does it renew? +
Other New York bonds.
The City of Fort Collins is waiting on one document.
$7,500 flat, five-minute application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.